First names in Hebrew

First name Enoch: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנוך

Gematria value: 84

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Enoch is written חנוך

Enoch is the English form of Chanoch, חנוך in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Enoch mean?

Meaning: "dedicated, initiated"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Enoch, Chanoch in Hebrew. It comes from the verb chanach, "to dedicate, to initiate, to educate", the same as in Chanukah, "dedication", and chinuch, "education": "Educate a child according to his way" (Proverbs 22:6).

Gematria

Enoch = 84

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חנוך has 4 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• ךthe letter final Kaf20
• Total84

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter final Kaf

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Enoch, from ח to ך:

חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כׇּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ׃

“Let kindness and truth never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Proverbs 3:3

The book of your first name

Enoch, in nine pages

• Enoch, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Enoch
• Enoch, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Enoch in three answers

How do you write Enoch in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Enoch is written חנוך. Enoch is the English form of Chanoch, חנוך in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Enoch?
Written חנוך, Enoch is worth 84: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Kaf (20).

What does Enoch mean?
Dedicated, initiated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Enoch, Chanoch in Hebrew. It comes from the verb chanach, "to dedicate, to initiate, to educate", the same as in Chanukah, "dedication", and chinuch, "education": "Educate a child according to his way" (Proverbs 22:6).